Cichlid Forums

New to keeping either American or African cichlids? Get started here with friendly, informative advice.

Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and injury. Nutrition in general is included here. For species-specific issues, please post to the appropriate species forum.

Discussions of aquaria hardware in general; setting up tanks; maintaining a healthy environment for your cichlids.

Discussion of Central and South American cichlids.

Set-up and maintenance of tanks specific to New World species.

Have a mystery fish in your tank? Ask members to help identify.

Post original pictures of your New World cichlids here. Please add image descriptions.

Primarily for the discussion of Riverine, Madagascar, and other non-Rift Lake/Victoria cichlids. Post here also to discuss African cichlid topics that do not belong in any other forum, such as mixing species from different lakes.

Exclusively for the discussion of the Mbuna and "hap" species flocks of Lake Malawi.

From the diminutive shell dwellers to the largest known cichlid species, the cichlidae of the oldest Great African Lake continue to fascinate. Discuss them here.

The bioevolutionary and ecological implications of the rapid rise and decline of the cichlids in the world's second-largest freshwater lake make the keeping of these beautiful fish all the more compelling.

For the discussion of tank setup and maintenance issues unique to the keeping of African cichlids, particularly those of the Great Lakes. Topics independent of these specific biotopes should be posted to the Equipment and Water Chemistry Forum (b